Sustainable rural regions through women social agripreneurship and social farming

Rural areas at risk of being abandoned need to be revived through dversification of farm activities and opportunities for young women. It is therefore the general objective to develop skills and c...

Rural areas at risk of being abandoned need to be revived through dversification of farm activities and opportunities for young women. It is therefore the general objective to develop skills and competences of a University and NGO based core group of catalysts of social agripreneurship to make the concept better known, integrated to University programmes and NGO adult learning and therefore foster the learning and employment opportunities of women and disadvantaged learners in rural areas.

• Mapping of skill needs of rural women in the field of social agripreneurship (social entrepreneurship in agriculture and related areas) • Documentation of best practices of social farming and other diversification approaches in the partner countries in transferable form (video, graphic story-telling) • Development of didactical material • Guide for first steps in agripreneurship and social farming • University higher education currricula course and cont. learning certificate programme modules

20 catalysts trained, 100 multipliers engaged, 50 social agripreneurship business models developed, formal University course curricula and continuous education learning modules, micro-credentials of social agripreneurial competence developed. Encouragement of diverse learners (women in rural areas of diverse background and education) Additional income for farms at risk. Employment and learning opportunities for disadvantaged and special needs learners. University-Business-Community cooperation.